LETTERS OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL
\lˈɛtəz ɒv mˈɑːk and ɹɪpɹˈa͡ɪzə͡l], \lˈɛtəz ɒv mˈɑːk and ɹɪpɹˈaɪzəl], \l_ˈɛ_t_ə_z ɒ_v m_ˈɑː_k__ a_n_d ɹ_ɪ_p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_z_əl]\
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which, according to Blackstone, are synonymous-"the latter a taking in return [Fr.], the former the passing the frontiers [cf.Eng.], in order to such taking ; may be obtained in order to seize the bodies or goods of the subjects of the offending state, until satisfaction be made, wherever they happen to be found." See Letters of marque.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.